Barton, Clara. Autograph letter signed, 1 November 1866....

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Barton, Clara. Autograph letter signed, 1 November 1866. Autograph letter signed ("Clara Barton"), 1 page (5 x 8 in.; 127 x 203 mm.), Washington, D.C., 1 November 1866, written to "Manning Leonard, Esq." Light spotting with mounting remnants on verso. Barton writes in full: Dear Sir, On returning from a short tour to arrange another I found your letter of Oct. 17th. Setting 20th to 24th of Nov. for my lecture. I find I can come as near as Monday the 19th of Nov. which leaves me time to reach Newark N.J. on the 21st. Will this do? If so please inform me immediately. I shall probably be "best" in Jany. With kind regards I am very truly Clara Barton The founder of the American Red Cross, in addition to being a pioneer nurse, worked as a teacher, patent clerk and humanitarian. During the Civil War, Barton worked on the front lines to distribute stores, clean field hospitals, apply dressings and serve food to wounded soldiers. After the war Barton achieved widespread recognition by delivering lectures around the country about her war experiences. After her country-wide tour she was both mentally and physically exhausted and, under her doctor's orders to get away from her work, departed for Europe in 1868. She met Susan B. Anthony and began a long association with the woman's suffrage movement. She also became acquainted with Frederick Douglass and became an activist for civil rights.